Chapter 65
JonahI woke up feeling surprisingly fresh on Monday morning. After a midday jog, I returned to the house and saw a terse text message.
Shannon: Call me
I did. While the line rang, my heart pounded. What if something happened to the baby? What if she’d heard from Aaron?
“Hello, Jonah.”
She sounded on edge. “Hi. What’s wrong?”
“I’ll keep this short. Tell your parents to stop showing up with checks trying to buy me off and get me to leave my life and everything I know. Tell them to keep their money, and while you’re at it, keep yours.”
“What have they done?” I groaned.
“First, your mother offered me half a million dollars to break up with you. That’s when I slipped and let her know I was pregnant. Then, your father came by an hour ago and offered me the same amount of money
